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Chatter-Box LA "A Youthful Column (by Doris Ann McGill) Well-Well—Hi school at last and the Bobby-sox's are here and sloppy joes are back on the market $2-98. So let’s see what’s on the jive side FLASH! Chicken is now wear ing a 10K locket around her neck I thought I heard her say Wm Me Carthy gave it to her—good deal flakes BANG—the fight last week was a good dea?—between i Coles tine ,G's and that other girl- I think it was an even draw if you were there you could decide for yourself! SURPRISED—Lewis Curren call ed home about 3 Sundays ago ano said he will be here the 15th n nothing happens. He talked to Big Sister, Chatter Box and flakes! CORRECTION—the Glamoretjtes are not busted up it is only a sum mer club, HA! HA! President out of town! BOOM—the freshman’s at Cen tral are still fresh—talking louder than ever—you’ll be seen more it you keep quiet Hay? ‘TO BE OR NOT TO BE’’— Who is the certain girl at Tech who is stuck on our charming C R?—and we are wondering what will happen —it better be soon or else!—Hay (buss?) WHAT’S THE IDEA?—To Na omi Vealand and Chatter Box School starts at 8:2(> and not noon So let’s stay home nites and cater the ten to eight car? I mean street car 1 x A GOOD DEAL—Throwing oP pennies in the study hall is becom ing a habit in .'i25 the eighth hour! . . . I heard a certain yocng girl was going around the room collect ing pennies. I hear she salavged car-fare home Didn’t she now? WHO SAW FEET TRIPPING down Charles last Tuesday after the show and later stopped and had a chat with some old friends on Seward—hay coz? ZIP—St- June McKin is still car rying the torch for our good friend E Hutson and is getting some where fast! Hey June, Remarks!—Dot Lawson was in • Oklahoma. She had a solid time | with OUR Pvt- Pierce, Hay Fay?? WHO WERE the touring boys and girls who wTent to Boystown Sunday and almost had to hike home? We w'ould like to know! WHAT IS so rare to D. A. M as to get a letter from P V T ? WONDER WHY CERTAIN PEOPLE put out false and can’t back them you’ll reap just what you sow. If you know what T mean, old Butter Bean GUESS WHAT?—Guess who’s at the Rock working from 5 to 1. No fun for anyone, hey Buss? WHAT’S TO IT?—Who is the South Omaha chickadee who comes north to git something and if she doesn’t git it she does the next best thing? We wonder! (A hint to the wise is sufficent) Some of the boys from Boystown played a scrimmage game at Tech Do you know that M C - checked out of school just to watch a cer tain Thomas C play- I take it back I did see her at the office on her knees for nothing or did these, old eyes deceive me? Jack Marion passed his physical What will poor old (Young) Doris do? June and Tiliie dropped in on Can ada while on their trip east they also stopped in Chicago and Detroit last stop Central Hi Ha! Ha! Ha! Lil Green is now in Berkley, Cal ifornia sends regards to all Hay Speese ? Nadine Manby, Charlfne West, Naomi and Doris had a gum pop pin’ contest in 235 study hall Now Naomi and Doris have a new study hall Wonder why? I 'SEE—boby Montgomery has been hanging arounl 28th and Sew’' ard streets lately could he by any chance be seeing a certain Caldonia? Anna Lee Upcher was home on leave from the Cadet Nurses Corps- : and had a 30 day leave! Boy was { she lookin’ fine! Gayle Warren left for college in Florida.... Udoxie and Odessa Goodwin left for Nash’ Tenn, a bout three weeks ago good deal girls Margaret Faison, Lincoln. SOMETHING NEW Have you noticed the change in our great friend P F? if not do so today! NICE PEOPLE TO KNOW are Della Jones, Juanetta Hanger, Ev elyn Bechers, Naomi Vealand, Ray mond' Parks, Barbaro Scott, Bates, Thomas Beck- Ruth F-, Rodges.i Lorraine Morris, Bell Jacobs, Jam es Ware, Charlene Dudley, Dorothy Slaughter and Jerry Graham. TOP! What are all the boys in North Omaha trying to do Pull the wool over K. G’s eyes!?? ha! wake up men a nd fly-right! I OH YES! What has happened to Frank Anderson and his jalopy? We would like to see more of you ana it CANTEEN NEW HOURS - Monday Tuesday—3-6— Wens nite, thursday 3-6; Friday and Sat nite BOOM! —the Tomorrow’s World Club is back in circulation every Thursday at the Urban League S8:15 to 9:45. Everyone invited—no age limit! Boys and Girls, STOP Profanity on the Street at all times! WHO was the certain jitterbug going up and down Choc- Avenue, asking a certain girl for a dime to ride to work——ask J S C , and L T they'll tell you who he was Hey barnyard? WONDER—who is the certam girl at Central that is called by ali the kids—Glamor Girl—ask Amelia Orduna she knows! Hey Henry t . *iP‘1 What’s between our friend B S and B R? Friendship? HA! HA! The hair-do of Lorrain Morris is very becoming compliments from 325—8th hour ! FLASH! FLASH! S D is home on a nice leave lookin’ great in his fleet uniform he is now liv ing the navy way, hay (Sam)? Believe IT Or Not—we are won dering if Donnie still has his job if so good deal Donnie! Now that school has started will the Sweethearts ^ still have theh club or will it too be disqualified?— (SMILE) ! GLOOM! while visiting around one of my girl friends house the other day. 1 spied a number of rats going round and round in the dining room wonder if they had a party - ? ? ? I don’t know what happened but I didn't take time to look, ha ha AND NOW for Our ‘‘Question Box”:. What is the proper age for a girl to get married? Voice of experience: “No girl should get married until she is 2t, as she does not know her own mind—Betty Deford What is the proper age for a girl to get married? When she meets the right boy Chatter Box When she finds something to marry! A Orduna What can a girl marry now adavs M Curren. Are you kidding Ruth Curren When you meet the right person Ray Parks. When she thinks she is so old that she knows what she is doing . Eugene Brown. When they think they love each other Bert Brown When the one you love asks you Barbara Peters When she thinks she is in love if she can find anything to marry B Scott. Does it make much difference* now adays? Chittleburger. Are you kidding? What are you going to marry after your educa tion? L Pierce. If a girl is old in her thinking and behavior, for her years, then it she wants to marry, OK Leta Clarke. •When she is too old and decrepid to enjoy anything else in life. Florentine Crawford Old age Kenneth Graham When she thinks he’s a fine Cat Cleveland. Any old age Nadine Manley 3 and 7, 28 and 11. A Butler W'hen she reaches the rite age , ... Dorcas When he has street car tare both ways Naomi Vealand When he is able to work Jean P When he got cash on the line ... Betty Sherman. When he got enough money to pay the Cat man . . C West If you see your chance, grab them James. When they have finished with their schoolin' B O • Plenty Never as far as I'm concerned . I Just can't Cat!.. Tinnie When her heart tells her to jeep Out of Hi school Betty White 18 years old Florentine Wheelet When she is really in love Doro | thy S What can a girl marry now a days ? Ruth Curren ! I don't know. I’m going to be ai» old maid . K Wilburn. (Next week “How Often Should A Boy. Date a Girl?) ZOOM—the Bobcats play first game of basketball Hi-land school Pig town—all spectators welcome! Boys who left last thurs to greet Uncle Sam, were: Aaron Daily. Phifer and Harold Valetine goo 1 luck boys! GUESS WHO? Age 16. Weight 152 1/f, Height 5 feet and one half, > Eyes, black. Hair, dark brown, Nickname “Broadway”, Activities—all, Pet peeve, To become a student. BYE NOW, C- BOX, signin’ off Solid Show-Stopper! _ _ I Exclusive IPS Photo SISTER ROSETTA THARPE IS JUST THAT And you don’t have to take our word for It. Appearing on the same bill with Peggy Fears, Pat Rooney and several other noted acts at the Town Barn In Buffalo, N. Y. (which caters to nothing but the cream ir. show business, incidently), Rosetta stopped the show—and the cele brated Miss Fears broke down in tears. Joe Giggle wants to know what happened to Pat Rooney. Teen-Ager’s Activities <BV JUANITA HANGER) This Column is to be a regular feature of this Newspaper. Those interested in Activities of TEEN AGERS and the THREE CORNERS CANTEEN will find in it Notices of all activities of the Club. The Three Corners Canteen has planned a big' program for the months to come. Everybody seems to be in favor of having a formal dance just as soon as possible. Al though the date has n°t been def initely set, plans are going ahead rapidly. The party will be during the Thanksgiving holidays. ^ I hope everyone is getting ready for the masduerade party on Hallowen’en at the USO. Plan your costume with care for there will be prizes tor the most novel and orig inal. A youth health program is heirs? planned for October 26. All Teen Agers are urged to attend. Watch this column for further devolp. ments. The Junior Board of the Canteen discussed giving plays and printing a newspaper of its own; but these things are just brainstorms in the | making. If you approve of, or dis approve with either or both of the ideas let the Junior Board know! Remember the board is there to carry out the desires of its mem-, bers. If you are a Teen-Ager join the Canteen and share in the fun! NAACP MOVES INTO WILLKIE BUILDING New York_For the third time in its 36-year history, the NAACP is moving its national office. On Oet ober 18 the Association will begin occupancy of two floors in the Willkie Memorial Building, 20 West 40th Street, in midtown Manhattan. The Association will have the fourth and fifth floors in the nine story building. The departments having space 4on the two floorg will include administration legal defense and education, branches and membership, public relations research and information, and the Crisis magazine. The entire building will be occu pied by organizations working for causes in which the late Wendell L. Willkie was interested. These in clude Freedom House. Common ] Council for American Unity, Public Education Association, Anti-Defam ation League of B'nai B'rith, Citiz- 1 ens Housing Council, World Stud ent Service Fund. When the NAACP wag organized in 1909 it occupied a small office donated to it by Oswald Garrison Villard in the Villard building at 20 Vesey street. The next move was to 70 Fifth Avenue, corner of 13th street. In 1923 it moved from this address to 69 Fifth avenue corner 14th Street where it has Pi le Sufferers Urged T o Avoid CONSTIPATION Hot Water and Kruschen Salts Before Breakfast. No Forcing! No Straining! Here’s amazingly effective way to moist en bowel contents and obtain more gentle “easy” movements. Every morning for 5 days, 15 minutes before breakfast, drink a glass of hot water to which one teaspoonful of Kruschen Salts has been added. Bowel contents become soft, moist, easier to expel. No need to strain and thus risk painful rectal irritation. Usually within an hour wastes are expelled smoothly and gently. Get Kruschen Salts at all drug stores. Over 245 million bottles sold in the past 100 years—it must be good. NEGRO DOLLS Every home should have a Col- - ored Doll. We offer in this sale ! two flashy numbers. With hair,; moving eyes, shoes, stockings.! nicely dressed. Price $4.98 and j $6.59. If C. 0. D. postage ex-1 Itra. Dealers— Agents wanted.! Write National Co., 254 West' 135th St., New York, 30. 1VE BEEN AROUND New York By TED YATES Released through the facilities of the INDEPENDENT PRESS SERVICE exclusively by Ted Yates Publications throughout the United States. Consider the Source ... Among the things you never km-iv anyhow: That Shanghai was on* of the roaih cultural centers of China before the invasion with twelv* universities, ten colleges and six technical schools. These wer* singled out for destruction by the Japanese, whose repeated attacks also inflicted heavy losses on fifteen libraries. Universities in Nanking, Soochow and Hankchow, Anking, Nanchang and Changsha have suffered bombardment, although a famous collection of bronzes in Anking were saved. Hongkong had been a haven for many refugee in stitutions. When it fell in December 1941, losses were tremendous. Most of the Christian colleges here and elsewhere, though not Chinese property, suffered the same fate as Chinese institutions . . . The Lighter Side: Although it is not generally known. Tiny Bradshaw started out on his career as a band leader playing the drums. He used to "beat out ths skins" with Baron Lee’s Blue Rhythm Band. Later lit played with Luis Russell’s Orchestra. Still later on liny Bradshaw the ol redhead, whose creation of the Jersey Bounce won for him the title of King of the Jitterbugs, wai a member of Horace Henderson's musical aggregation. While playing in a nite club in Philadelphia. Pa., Tiny revealed, the idea struck him that he could well perform as a maestro wielding a baton. Always the laugh provoker aside from being a pretty swell guy, Tiny is the purveyor of many slang paraphrases. Bradshaw attended Wilberforce University, yet to hear him cut loose with jive talk you’d come to the conclusion that he went through college by walking in one door and cat another. This is typical Bradshawrean chatter: “I’m solid, Jack", •’in i!ie groove and I make ’em move!”, “I’m a tipping Tom who meani m harm", “When I dig ’em they stay dug!”, “They get hep when old Tir.y’s in step”, and "When I lay it down they solidly cut the rue, mug”, or “When you pipe me Jackson there’s no need for a pipe cleaner for when the smoke has cleared away you're in the fields of clover. So move over—the air’s fine as wine. I'm a cat with a life and nine!” . In fewer words: Do you collar the jive? * * * Jotterdowns: The first award to Lena Horne for her ability lo sing and act was one for merit presented by Mademoiselle magazine . . . The band formerly led by the late Fats Waller is now under the baton of ‘.ceil Cedric who was sax soloist in the ork before the demise of the famed musician. Cedric’s hand moves into the Tic Toe Club in Bos ton on April 2 ... At one time it had at least twenty-five teams com peting for honors in the annual met basketball championship, but I>ew York now proudly presents a mere golden dozen of its sepia court quintets at the conclusion of the indoor cage season . . . Canada Lee, • who has been aired via the WNYC network for the past ten week*,' gets his first chance to appear in any other than a legit theatre when he will be presented at Loew’s (N. Y.) State theatre on April 6, along with Allan Jones and Happv Felton. * • • By Way of Mention: ’.. statement of twenty-eight clergymen and other leaders protesting the “obliteration raids” on German cities comes as a distinct shock to the majority of Americans. Whatever intentions the signers may have had, they must now realize that they have given a great lift to enemy morale. What greater hope could we give our enemies than to proclaim a doubt about using all avail able means to defeat them? Alberta Hunter, the chanteuse, who has been missing from these parts ior some time, told us in a recent letter that she opened in the j famous Down Beat Room at the Garrick Lounge in ,ne LO°P out mere in Chicago on Mav 22, 1943, and that she’s been there ever since. Some sort of a record, 1 il say! . . . The famed Berry Brothers and Peg Leg Bales are tied seven and even for appear ances in theatres on Broadway. I should have said consecutive appearances, for that is how you score it ... lop recording of the day is the one by the Ink Spots with Ella Fitzgerald. “Cow Cow Boogie” is the tune, and what a ‘solid’ sender! . . . Earl (father) Hines pinch-hit for Duke Ellington at that recent benefit. They’ll tell you, too, that the Duke is ailing ... A handshake to the celebrated Peters r»iaiers, curreni swing sensations at Le Kuban Bleu, An.„rta for their rendition of “Why Do You Pass Me By ” A .r,a Hunter Cest vraiement formidable! . Jimmy Phillips iops the new floor show at Small s Paradise with his delightful singing. Staged by Addi son Carey, the revuesieal “A Touch of Rhvthm” is tops . . . “Porgy and Bess moves to the Erlangcr in Phila., Pa-Pat Flowers, sensa lional sepianist. is exactly just that. An exponent of tineful tunes that are lernffic, this newcomer is rhythmpating the Blue iwork . . . Popular ISick Dix was recently made manager at the Parr se Tavern, •nd all s well at the curb at 110th Street and Eighth Ave ae . . . It’, • good thing that the circus is coming to town. The kido.es were be ginning to squawk. Although they do like Beau Jack—and lots—a ronliziuous thins can become annoying, too. been for 22 yearg. For many years it occupied the entire fourth floor, but the growth of the Association in the past four years has been so great that three additional rooms were taken on the second floor. The new address at 20 West 40th street offerg not only additional floor space, but a very desirable and convenient address in the heart of New York City. The Willkie biulding cost $250. 000 to purchase and remodel and of this amount the NAACP pledged $30,000, of which $28,000 has been paid. The NAACP is the only one of the organizations excepting Freedom House, which pledged and paid an amount toward the build ing. 65 75 Wage Scale (Continued from page jfSgFM) has summed up so forcefully, is this: "The poverty of the South is the basin cause of the ill health of the South- The Southern people are poor—poorly fed, poorly clad, poorly housed—unable to afford medical care, their poor communit ies unable to afford adequate medi Girls/ Do you suffer from nervous tension On ‘CERTAIN DAYS’ of the month? JSSO, Helps Build Up Resistance Against Such Distress! Do functional periodic disturbances cause you to feel “nervous as a witch," so restless. Jittery, highstrung, perhaps tired, “dragged out”—at such times? Then don’t delay! Try this great med icine—Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound to relieve such symptoms. It’s one of the best known and most effective medicines lor this purpose. Plnkham’s Compound helps nature! Taken regularly — It helps build up resistance against such distress. A very sensible thing to do! Positively no harmful opiates or habit forming in gredients in Plnkham’s Compound. Also a grand stomachic tonic! Follow label directions. Buy today I Jfyd£a,£.(Pfotkltcvinto VEGETABLE COMPOUND cal facilities.” These are the truths which the people must tell Congress if we are to achieve a higher minimum wage and economic security for American workers New York Show Fronts... By Don De Leighbur Walter White’s Daughter Says She Is Anxious Play Love Scene with White Man In "Strange Fruit” NEW YORK—Jane White, dau ghter of the NAACP’s Walter W hite- who was selected to play the controversial role of “Nonnie” in the stage adaptation of Lillian Smith's best seller, "Strange Fruit" was interviewed the other week by a staff writer of the Michigan Chron icle. What she had to say was re vealing, to say the least- It will be remembered that Miss White, a Smith College graduate, but inexper ienced as an actress, was picked by Jose Ferrer for the play at the same time her father was roundly rapp ing a proposed musical comedy, “St Louis Woman,” by two eminent Negro writers, Countee Cullen and Arna Bon temps- Because of the tenure of White, backed by the NA ACP, Lena Horne was forced out of the role because they feared critic ism, mainly from the NAACP- “St Louis Woman”, was denounced by Walter White because he thought n degraded Negro womanhood- How ever, he turned right around and al lowed his daughter to take just as degrading a role in “Strange Fruit' written by a white person [ "I feel Nonnie is a complex part, but I feel very close to her,” Miss White stated in the Chronicle inter view "It is an emotional closeness as well as an intellectual. I was terribly' anxious to have the part j I can't think of anything I'd rather | less do than cast a slur on educated ' Negro womanhood- I think in the theatre, as in all the arts, we have got to reach the point where we have the ability to see a given character as representative of himself alone and not representative of a race, sex, or class “I do hope that the general im pression left with the audience fo Nonnie is one of strength, loyalty, and womanliness. She should be the kind whose strength overcomes race The fellow playing Tracy (the white man who debases Nonnie and then returns to his own woman) and I see eye on it and in our love scenes we want to play it as a human prob lem and to show that it would be the same if it were a Jew or Gentile a Catholic and a Protestant, or red blue.” The point of this piece is not to object to lovemaking on the part of a white man to a Negro girl on the stage. Paul Robeson did such scen es in “Othello” with the white act ress- Uta Hagen. It is not without bounds for the situation to happen the other way around- But the ques tion has been already asked: I f Tracy were to be a light-skinned Negro actor, would Miss White have been as anxious to play the part as she said she was? In talkisg about playing the part. Miss Scott, who interviewed her, had this to say: “The first thing that struck me when I walked into the Walter LENA HORNE FORCED OUT OF LEAD ROLE IN -‘ST. LOUIS WOMAN" BY ACTION OF NAACP SECY. \\ hite apartment and saw young, attractive Jane White, was how well she personfies the character of "Non nie” Said Miss White: "1 want very much to play with that sensitiveness but without any suggestion of vague ness. I don't think you ever care a bout a character that is fey and with drawn. I'd like to play her to show her sensitive qualities, but not that she is daft-” Whatever Miss White means here needs interpretation in another, column, i talked of the similarity of so-called trollop roles our pretty young women of the stage are playing today, mentioning such performers as Edna Mae Harris, Katherine Dunham, Lena Home, Anne Wiggins Browm, Hilda Simms Muriel Smith and Murial Rahn as examples. Walter White's alleged attempt to set himselp up as a czar of Negro entertainment and, accord ing to Variety, “wants his imprimat ur on every role assumed by a Ne gro actor,” has just caused a situa tion to occur in the relationship of Lena Horne and her studio, MGM. The latter company, it has been im plied, although officially denied, is about to reprimand the actress for not accepting the role in “St- Louis Woman”, in which a member of the MGM board has invested reavily However, he, Walter White, has turned right around and allowed him self and daughter to be used, as weil as the NAACP, as a club over the heads of Negro critics, both of the press and lay, in keeping down just criticism of a far greatre theatrical sin than “St’ Louis Woman.” Where j "St Louis Woman” would have provided much employment for col ored performers, “Strange Fruit”, I gives only a fewr something to do to J earn a living. Colored performers ' are shunning roles of criticism and producers arc eliminating parts that would ordinarily go to colored ac tors because of fear of criticism. Read The Greater OMAHA GUIDE A Contribution to Good Government Along with the public, and public officials, the brewing industry takes an active inter est in seeing that provisions of Nebraska’s excellent li quor control laws are proper ly observed wherever beer is sold. The Nebraska Committee, with its program of self regulation, centers efforts chiefly on preventing infrac tions before they occur. Re tailers are instructed as to laws and regulations, and frequent inspections of retail outlets are made. By easing the work of en forcement officials, by reduc ing the need for penalties and by helping to protect the best interests of the pub lic, these efforts represent a contribution to good govern ment. NEBRASKA COMMHTEE n United States Brewers Foundation Charles E. Sandall, State Director 7IC Flrn Nal'l Bank Bldg , Lincoln